Felicity's Birthday and more!

OK i know I've been lazy the last couple of weeks, sorry... So last Thursday was Felicity's birthday=) she was so funny all day long. I know this sounds weird but it was like she knew that that was her day of course it helped that i kept breaking out singing "Happy Birthday" everywhere we went and i gave her everything she wanted...which was mainly she wanted to be constantly held while i tried to cook and clean. I can't believe she's one already, my how time flys...of course it might be harder for me because she's still so small=) i took her to the doctor 2 weeks ago and with 3 jackets and a wet diaper she was 18lbs 14oz but when i took her in for her one year immunizations a week later she was 17lbs. 8oz., it's amazing how much weight jackets add to you=) she is still in the 5% for weight but she's now in the 25% for her height and her head is in the 85%....you can say she has a big head but i would like to point out that it actually looks small, we'll just say her brain is big=)

I also took family pictures last Sunday, now please forgive felicity for her wild hair but she pulled it out and wouldn't let me redo it=)

Chocolate Show! Thanksgiving! & more!

So the past few weeks have been busy=) first i would like to say i will never ignore anyone carrying a carseat, diaper bag and a carry-on bag at an airport ever again...I say that because i was carrying a laptop bag, camera bag, diaper bag and an infant carseat through both Denver and Salt Lake City international airports and although i got several weird looks no one offered to help=)believe me it's not easy,... so Felicity and I flew to Salt Lake City to suprise mom and go to the chocolate show with the girls=) it was a lot of fun suprising mom...we made her cry...=) but retarded me didn't take any pictures of the chocolate show and all of us who went but i did get some cute ones of Will and Felicity.... I really enjoyed visiting with Suzi and her girls, Aly, Shannon and mom =) For Thanksgiving david the kids and i spent it with The Cheeks and Warrens and cait's family =) we had a lot of fun the kids and i made rolls and homemade cranberry sauce and and yummy "That's It" salad and then on saturday we decorated for christmas=).

see the size difference?

bathing together



Mary and Joshua helping me make rolls

felicity with a pickle....we couldn't keep them away from her

Chansens deep fried turkey...which was delicious

Cait and Nikki and their baked turkey which was also very delicious...Mmmmm

here are the homemade rolls that the kids and i made
here are the kids =) they wrote and performed a little play for thanksgiving=)
Mary, Josh and Felicity helping with the tree =)
So I came out this morning and this is joshua decorating my tree...can you tell me what he's decorating it with??? if you guessed star wars toys you'd be correct=)

what i've been busy doing

felicity, joshua and david patiently waiting to cheer on mary during her music program

Mary during her music program

felicity being silly

what my tire looked like on mine and dads adventure home from cedar

delicious apple pie that i made because rachels was so epic

The Cheeks

cait's preggo belly


<3

Busy, Busy, Busy month!

So this last month has been super busy for me. First off Mary had a little accident at target and now has a little scar across the top of her nose=( long story short, she tripped and face planted into the bottom of a shelf the thud that accompanied it scared me half to death but i was more scared/terrified then her. the pictures are on my phone so you'll have to wait for those ones. Then in the middle of the month i threw my friend Cati a baby shower and i have to tell you i was very proud of the cake that i made=) i made homemade fondant and if i do say so myself the end product turned out good, i had to get creative when trying to make the brown polka dots and yeah, i just can't help but be very pleased. I then traveled to Utah for a baby shower in cedar city for Cati and so i could switch cars with mom and dad=) i had a good visit with Adam and Rachel and tasted some delicious apple pie that Rachel had made, yummmmm, and have been wanting more ever since.I was very pleased that Jake's babies decided to arrive while i was there=) so cute! although i didn't get a long visit with mom i really enjoyed the time we had to visit and i KNOW that Mary, Joshua and felicity didn't want it to end=) Dad was awesome and decided to drive home with me, which i have to say was such a blessing. Dad was certainly inspired to drive home with me because with felicity throwing up and Joshua doing the same i never would have made it home..not only that but, we also had a little adventure. The vans front passenger tire broke 3 lugs and lug nuts and without dad there i wouldn't have had a clue as to what was wrong or how to fix it. We made it to eagle Colorado before we realized that something was very wrong=( but in a way i have to say it was also a blessing because it was snowing really hard in Vail and summit and there was a lot of traffic and we would have run into it if we had kept going. Anyway we spent the night in a hotel there and the next morning we decided to try to make it to the Costco or auto shop about 4 miles back we drove really really slow and just before we made it to the light to turn into Costco and the auto zone we broke another lug/lug nut=( but the lord was once again watching over us because the lady that helped dad in auto zone said her husband did some mechanics and could help us. So while the kids and i walked around Costco sampling food=) dad and this ladies husband worked on the van=) he had all the right tools and knew what to do he was an angel in disguise. We then started our drive again and once again i couldn't thank dad enough for coming with me...he drove through the snow which i hate driving through=) so Thank You Dad!!!! although he wasn't here for long i really REALLY enjoyed spending time with him and was sad to see him go. Then after 2 weeks for fall break for the kids went back to school...for 2 days, before they had 3 snow days={ and just as fast as the snow came the snow melted away...just in time for Halloween=) Felicity was a bat, Joshua was a knight and Mary was a gypsy=) we had an awesome trunk or treat with the ward over here and an awesome party with the cheeks=) that's all for now!




David's pumpkin Mary's pumpkin

Laura's pumpkin Joshua's pumpkin and Felicity's pumpkin

all of them together( sorry for the mess)

my awesome kids all dressed up

bobbing for apples at the cheek Halloween party

just to show you have deep the snow was getting

the cake i made for Cait's baby shower

the top view of the cake=)

New Family Pictures

Grumpy Felicity

All my kids=)

My beautiful daughter, Mary

my handsome son, Joshua

Colorado

Well so much has happened since i posted almost 2 months ago.... we are now residents of colorado=) Mary and joshua started school, and felicity is crawling/walking along the furniture. Ok to start we moved to CO. at the beginning of the month david was offered a job on Aug. 5th and we were here on the 10th. we thought school started on the 10th thats why we all hurried and came over here but that was the first day of school for cait and chansens kids, the elementary school by us started on the 5th=( but we got mary and joshua into school as soon as it was possible. Joshua had no trouble what so ever going to kindergarten, he literally told me as we walked into his classroom on his first day "it's ok mommy you can go now" which i told him i at least had to meet his teacher first. Mary loves 2nd grade but since she is in a different school she seems to think its ok to write sloppy which I so nicely told her it wasn't the school that made her write neatly it was mommy. We live in a 2 bedroom aprtment now which is the same size as our last place but here we have a pool, a fitness center, business center, and a clubhouse. David is the delivery guy for sears and he is also helping chance get quickbooks set up. He has been very very busy he starts work at 9:30 am and works until he is done, which is usually around 8. sometimes he gets off when he's supposed to at 7=) but we can't complain, we're just happy to finally have a job=) Felicity is growing so fast=( she is crawling and pulling herself up and with the suppport of furniture walking around=( she is learning so quickly it almost makes me want to have another one...nope not going to happen=) i'll just play with everbody elses babies=) earlier in the month before david got the job here we were able to make it to Synthias wedding, which was very nice, and visit with mom and shannon which was also nice=) but since i haven't taken any pictures here yet i'll post some that i took at the wedding =)but please know that i will fix these pictures in the future but i just barely downloaded them.....

Anniversary

I have officially be married for 8 whole years today =) now lets see if David remembers =) it has been a wonderful 8 years with many challenges and many joys the 3 main joys being our 3 children. I couldn't have asked for a better husband and father for my children. I try to tell him how much i love and appreciate him but words could never say how much i truly do. Aside from my mom and sisters he is the best best friend. He is my rock, my lighthouse in the storm. I know, I know....mushy, but it's true. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DAVID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ps~ odd, my computer is saying it's still the 13th but it's really the 14 =)

New Family Pictures

these are some of the pictures we took at davids family reunion, they haven't even been touched up yet

more pictures and more stories

~June~ Well David gave his 2 week notice at the car wash because there was no way to try to get interviews while having to work Full time which was more part time then anything, but anyway he is now unemployed...again... and searching very very hard for a job, he even went up to salt lake for a few days and left me with the kids by myself...i honestly have a new found respect for any of you who have to send your husband away for days at a time and you are left to take care of the children.....Also my best friend up and moved to Colorado=( so it has been a semi hard month for me, i will definitely miss her. Felicity was in a good mood and actually wanted me to take pictures=) she was so cute as i was taking pictures, she was constantly talking to me and laughing at me=)

Mary was a huge help while David was up north, she was an amazing big sister=) i am so grateful for her, she would come into my room in the morning and ask if she could take Lissy out to the living room to play with her so i could get a little more sleep=) now i want you all to know i did lay there and "try" to go back to sleep but i was always listening and after like 20 minutes i would get up and get ready for the day. She was always more then willing to help with the chores. I honestly could not have asked for a better daughter, I love her so much.

Joshua loves his baby sister even though he doesn't look to happy taking pictures with her

I took this picture while David was up north looking for a job, i was trying to entertain the kids=)


~May~ finished up

This is felicity eating her memorial day dinner=) Mmmmmm sweet peas

this is the fire that we saw on our way home from strawberry fest=)